CHAMBERS
DISORDERS
STRUCTURE
EKG
MED TERM
100
Discharging Chamber
What is ventricles
100
Inflammation of the pericadium
What is pericarditis
100
Pacemaker of heart
What is SA node (sinoatrial node)
100
This is the contraction of the heart
What is depolarization
100
Slow herat rhythm
What is bradycardia
200
Receiving Chambers
What is atria.
200
A leaky heart valve that can lead to varicose veins
What is incompetent valves
200
Makes ventricles contract
What is Purkinje fibers
200
Relaxation of the heart
What is repolarization
200
rapid heart rhythm
What is tachycardia
300
The wall of each heart chambers is composed of cardiac muscle tissue
What is myocardium
300
This is referred to as a heart attack
What is myocardial infarction
300
Valve on the right side of the heart
What is Tricuspid valve
300
This wave occurs when the atria depolarizes
What is the P wave.
300
abnormal heart rhythm
What is dysrhythmia
400
The upper chambers
What is atria
400
Hardening of the arteries
What is atherosclerosis
400
non-oxygenated blood enters heart through this
What is vena cava (superior and inferior)
400
This wave occurs when the atria repolarize and the ventricles depolarize
What is the QRS complex
400
left sided heart failure
What is CHF (congestive heart failure)
500
These chambers have thicker walls.
What is ventricles
500
severe chest pain
What is angina pectoris
500
The valve on the left side of heart
What is mitral (bicuspid) valve
500
This wave occurs when the ventricles relax
What is T wave.
500
covering of heart
What is pericardium
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